Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-15

u .connrAaaman rounsend Of Ohio sars

Ex-Congressman Townsend, Of Ohio, says
the course ex.speaker Keller, OF his State,
has pursued in the matter of the coming
dedication of the Garfield statue has dis
eusted even the few friends Mr.. Keller has
vet left. He has been informed, in every
possible way, that the invitation he received
to deliver an address upon the dedication
referred to was Unauthorized, and bad been
revoked by those who had sent it, but for all
that be persists il mis- declaration that he
has been invited TO deliver the address, that
he has accepted that invitation, and that he
intenGa to fulfll his part of the programme.
To shut him out entirely the committee of
arrangements has had TO alter the pro-
cramme and leave 10 time for dedicatory
address. Mr. Townsend gays the newspa-
pers give great dea! more attention to MIR,
Kei fer than he deserves, and that they
should let him severely alone.
The anti-coercion meeting last night at
Masonic Temple was an imposing demon
stration on behalf Of the cause of Ireland.
The managers, who were Of course in a
great degree Irishmen, adopted the plan OF
presenting as their chief orators for the oc-
casion a large number OF Americans not OF
Irish descent. Names, such as those OF Con-
gresham Springer, Roscoe ConkllDg and
Fitzhugh Lee, were well calculated 10 lend
to the meeting national and distinctively
American character. Some surprise was
occasioned by the speech of Judge Goolrlck
who never before having been heard OF
amongst the leading Irish orators and agl-
tators of the day, astonished his audience
bv one of the most feryid and eloquent
speeches of the night. He appeared to have
pondered the subject, and the historical
statement which he made was We'll supple
mented by the rhetoric with which he
adorned lis speech. 1t was really hit
from a quarter not specially looked to for
an outburst of native indignation over the
affairs of the Emerald Isle.
Mr.. Barbour. in q short talk with the
GAZErTE's correspondent this morning,
said he was glad to observe q perceptible
change in the policy of the administration
towards the party that elected ii; that this
change was not so apparent in the fact that
more democrats were being appointed to
office, as in the evident disposition to be
more in accord with the general idea OF
the party, and to consult with the acknowl.
edged leaders of the party, and to adopt
their recommendations; and that he was in.
duced to believe better feeling would grow
up between the administration and the dis
satisfied portion of the party in consequence
of this change. He said the change referred
to was especially perceptble in the Presl-
dent aud Secretary Lamar, and that Score
tary Fairchild suited democrats even better
than Mr.. Manning.
A member of the Virginia Legislature here
to-day, in talking about the recent judgment
awarded against ex-Auditor Allen, of hi:
State said Mr.. Allen was in bad luck, as he
| would not only have to pay the full amount
of that judgment, but that the legislature
would, as soon as it reassembled, order the
payment of the Kendall Bank Note Compa
ny's judgment against the State for O,00C
and interest, and would then order suit tt
be brought against Allen and Dyson, the
ex-second auditor, for the recovery of that
amount. 1t will be recollected that the
contract for printing the Riddleberger bonds
Wss first given TO the Kendall Bank Note
| Company, but after most of the work had
| been completed, it was cancelled, and given
| to the American Bank Note Company fol-
| the reason. as was said ct the time, that the
| former company refused to make large
contribution to the Malone election fund.
Since the arrest of several parties here fol
| yagrancy and having no visible means o.
support, the loungers on the corners of the
Avenue have perceptiby decreased in MUM
bers 1t is said that some Of those liable tc
similar arrest cross the Long Bridge every
morning and don't return to the city unit
night.
The Mr.. Wedderburn who was recently
appointed to Office here under the civil SER
vice rules, is q son Of Mr.. George c. Wed
derburn, formerly of Alexandria.
Mrs. f. G. Washington and Miss Lou
Chrismond both from Virginia, the former
with large family depending entirely upon
her, and the latter gu orphan, without other
means of support clerks in the Patent office
from the Eighth Virginia district, with demo.
cratic sympathies, were discharged to-day
by the new commissioner of patents, Mr.
Hall, OF Iowa.